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TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1926— continued.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund during Year 1925-26. Amounts L . fR , iot &M tare £ f i ssrpz -sSSLw TSSSt Lines of Railway. «S» "»»• Construction and Permanent- Total New Worts Individual Lines. Surveys. way. Waitaki to Bluff —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) 82,785 0 0 .. .. .. •• •• j •• •• 82,785 0 0 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) 33,191 0 0 .. .. .. .. j •• •• 33,191 0 0 Fernhill Railway .. . • •• 1,415 0 0;.. .. •• •• •• 1,415 00 Brighton Road Branch .. •• 6,474 0 0].. .. .. .. •• •• •• 6,474 0 0 12,829 0 0 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) .. 11,951 0 0' .. .. •• •• •• • 11,951 0 0 29,691 0 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. • • 542,929 4 6 .. 66,951 8 2 2.667 3 6 69,618 11 8 .. .. . • 612,54/ 16 2 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth .. .. 2,489 0 0 .. .. .. . • • • ■ • • • 2,489 0 0 Catlin's River Branch (Balclutha to Taha- 462,722 0 0 .. .. .. • • • • 436 13 6 . . 463,158 13 6 kopa) ! Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) 124,808 4 5 .. .. .. .. •• •• .. i 124,808 4 5 Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) .. 68,423 0 0 .. .. .. .. • • • • . i 68,423 0 0 Gore to Lumsden .. .. •• 112,143 0 0 .. .. .. -• .. j .. 112,143 0 0 Edendale to Glenham .. .. .. 53,328 0 0 .. .. .. .. I .. .. 53,328 0 0 Riversdale to Switzers .. .. 82,304 0 0 .. .. .. i .. • • .. 82,304 0 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to 185,360 0 0 .. .. .. .. j •• .. . . 185,360 0 0 Tokanui) Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. 1,435,918 12 6 | .. 707 10 2 .. 707 10 2 .. .. 1,136,626 2 8 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. •• 363,591 17 7 1 .. .. .. 128 9 4 2,398 12 5 .. | 366,118 19 4 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) 27,508 4 4 .. .. .. .. j .. .. j 27,508 4 4 - Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. 140 0 0 .. .. .. .. . 140 0 0 to Orepuki and Waiau.. .. 346,378 4 10 | 637 14 0 8,566 11 3 2,640 1 10 11,206 13 1 I .. 356,947 3 11 37,097 0 0 Thornbury to Wairio .. .. •• 87,033 15 11 : . . .. ! .. .. 3,455 17 9 | 90,489 13 8 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. 23,337 0 0 .. .. j .. . .. 23,337 0 0 Expenses of Railway Commissions and other 10,337 0 0 . I .. .. .. j 10,337 0 0 Expenditure not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. 38,082 17 0 .. 1,605 12 3 .. 1,605 12 3 .. 39,688 9 3 Middle Island .. .. .. 5,763 0 0; .. .. .. .. . 5,763 0 0 Rolling-stock .. .. .. 9,629,859 4 3: .. .. .. 473,447 13 4 20,784 4 7 10,124,091 2 2 General .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 3,698 6 4 .. ; 3,698 6 4 Suspense Account, beins proportion of cost .. | .. .. .. .. 23,579 19 7 j 23,579 19 7 of raising loars for Railways Authorization Improvement Act 1914 Account Stock of Terinanent-way Materials, 31st March, £ s. d. 1925 .. .. 125,951 2 10 125,951 2 10 48,535,097 4 2 Stock of Permanent- way decreased by .. 103,493 4 2 103,493 4 2.. .. .. j Stock of Permanent- way Materials, 31st March, 1926 .. .. £22,457 18 8 .. -. .. .. .. . .. .. 22,457 18 8 Total .. .. .. 48,431,004 0 0 16,874 15 2 1,253.786 19 1 113,587 14 1 1,367,374 13 2 '845,984 6 71832,156 13 9 .. 51,460,244 18 4 1,787,741 0 0t * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account. f Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.